Stripe

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How Stripe Scales its APIs using Rate Limiters

How Stripe Scales its APIs using Rate Limiters

Stripe uses token buckets, concurrency limits & load shedders to scale APIs, prevent abuse & keep critical traffic flowing reliably.

Cloud InfrastructureNetworkingDevopsSystem DesignSystem ArchitectureStripe
Rohit LakhotiaApr 14, 2025
EP 68: How Stripe uses Similarity Clustering to detect fraud

EP 68: How Stripe uses Similarity Clustering to detect fraud

Stripe uses similarity clustering with XGBoost to detect fraud, linking accounts by shared traits to block fraud rings in real-time and reduce false positives.

System DesignStripe
Rohit LakhotiaMar 3, 2025
EP 61: How Stripe achieved 99.999% uptime with DocDB (Document Database)

EP 61: How Stripe achieved 99.999% uptime with DocDB (Document Database)

Stripe achieved 99.999% uptime by building DocDB, a custom solution on MongoDB, enabling efficient data migration, scaling, and high availability.

DatabaseSystem DesignStripe
Rohit LakhotiaJan 13, 2025
EP 49: How Stripe Handles Global Payments Technology

EP 49: How Stripe Handles Global Payments Technology

Stripe utilizes a tech stack of Ruby and JavaScript to enable secure, compliant global payments and currency conversion.

System DesignStripe
Rohit LakhotiaOct 21, 2024